Happy Anniversary!

Updated Friday April 25, 8.34am:
Almost one year ago (on Sunday, in fact) the royal couple were
married at Westminster Abbey - and this Sunday, as Prince William
and Catherine mark the day "quietly and privately," we will all be
reminiscing about what we were doing one year ago today.

"I remember the policemen lining the path to the Abbey all
wearing white gloves," Vogue editor Alexandra
Shulman - who attended the wedding - told us. "Also I remember
the pleasure of learning that the bride was wearing McQueen. The
atmosphere in the Abbey was so friendly, everyone rubbernecking.
When I got home in the evening, I watched it all again on
television."

Updated Monday April 23,
10.55am: This weekend it will be one year since
the royal wedding and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince
William plan to spend their anniversary "quietly and privately," a
Clarence House spokesperson said today. The twosome - who married
in a very public ceremony on April 29, 2011 at Westminster Abbey,
with thousands of guests in attendance and millions more watching
on YouTube - will most likely head to Balmoral to spend time in one
of its secluded cottages, a source told the Telegraph,
where many of their quieter moments were spent when they were
students at nearby St Andrews University.

The week that precedes their anniversary, however, will be spent
in quite the opposite way - with three public engagements in less
than 48 hours. On Wednesday, they will join around 100
children for the premiere of documentary film African
Cats, in aid of Tusk Trust at the BFI Southbank; on Thursday,
they will attend a reception celebrating two army teams who
recreated the famous race to the South Pole by adventurers Scott
and Amundsen at Goldsmiths' Hall in London; then later that
evening, the couple will be at the Imperial War Museum to launch a
fund-raising campaign for the Museum's First World War Centenary
galleries.

Updated Monday November 21, 10.11am:
While rumours continue to circulate, St James' Palace still refuses
to make any statement regarding speculation about the Duchess of Cambridge being pregnant. Many are dismissing the
story as simply tabloid gossip at this stage, since the Duke of
Cambridge's recent deployment to the Falkland Islands - he is
expected to spend six months there from February 2012 - is unlikely
to have gone ahead if the rumours were true.

"The wedding dress will return to storage following the Summer
Opening at Buckingham Palace, on the basis of curatorial advice," a
spokesperson from Clarence House told us this morning. "The
Duchess, having received expert advice, is keen to ensure that the
dress survives undamaged for as long as possible, and so this
inevitably means limiting the number of times that it is
transported or displayed."

If the Duchess of Cambridge did change her mind in the future,
London's Victoria & Albert musuem would be happy to give the
gown a home.

"There are no plans for the V&A to display the Duchess of
Cambridge's wedding dress although we would be delighted to do so,
should an appropriate opportunity arise," a V&A spokesperson
told us.

Over the 73-day-long exhibition which closed on Sunday, 600,000
visitors came to see a close-up view of Sarah Burton's Alexander
McQueen design - a record number for the Palace. Its former record
stood at 420,000 back in 1994, a year after the Palace first opened
to the public.

Updated Monday September 5,
11.31am: The Duchess of Cambridge's wedding
dress has attracted more than 354,000 visitors since the exhibition
opened on July 23 - a record number for the Palace. Over 500,000
are still set to pass through the diaplay doors, before it
eventually shuts on October 3.

"This year has been our highest year to date," a spokesperson
for the Royal Collection told the Daily Express. "The
wedding dress has proved very popular."

Updated Friday July 22, 4.47pm:
Thousands of people may be excited to see the royal wedding dress
up close at Buckingham Palace's new exhibition, but The Queen isn't
so sure - describing the softly-lit, headless mannequin as "horrid"
during a private tour with The Duchess.

''It's made to look very creepy," the Queen said, according to
reports by the Telegraph.

Updated Friday July 22,
9.02am: The Duchess of Cambridge's wedding dress
is set to be displayed at Buckingham Palace during this year's
summer opening. Palace visitors will be given the opportunity to
study the delicate needlework at close proximity while it is
exhibited beneath six chandeliers. "There were a lot of references
to Victorian corsetry, the padded hip, the tiny clinched in waist,
and also to the arts and crafts movement with all of the
hand-work," the designer, Sarah Burton of
Alexander
McQueen, explains in an accompanying film. Viewers will have
the chance to admire her lace-appliquéd McQueen shoes; a silk
recreation of the lily-of-the-valley bouquet; the Halo tiara, borrowed from the Queen; and her diamond earrings - a gift from Kate's parents - as well as
the cake which bears just one cut by the couple. The dress will be
on display from tomorrow until October 3.

Updated Monday May 23,
9.11am: Prince William and Kate have returned
from their Seychelles honeymoon - and are reported to have
personally thanked the local coastguard who ensured their privacy
was preserved. The Palace said this morning that the couple had
"thoroughly enjoyed their time together and they are grateful to
the Seychelles government for their assistance in making the
honeymoon such a memorable and special 10 days". The couple's next
trip together will be their first official overseas visit; to
California in early July.

Updated Monday May 16,
10.04am: The Duchess of Cambridge hired a
voicecoach to help her confidently deliver her wedding vows, it has
been revealed. Image consultant Anthony Gordon Lennox was asked to
help Kate and her brother James Middleton, who delivered the only
reading at the wedding, with their breathing techniques and voice
control - the Sunday Times reports.

Updated Wednesday May 11, 9.00am: The
royal couple have decided on the Seychelles as their honeymoon
destination. Prince William and Kate arrived at 7.20am yesterday
morning, before being flown by helicopter for a 10-day-stay on
a private island where they will stay in a "secluded villa",
officials from the Seychelles tourism board told the
Telegraph. "We are obviously delighted that Prince
William and his new wife have decided to honeymoon in the
Seychelles," a spokesperson said. "We know they will want some
peace and quiet and there couldn't be a better place for them to
find it."

Updated Tuesday May 10, 10.40am:
Reports today indicate Prince William and his wife have left the UK
for their honeymoon, after his car was spotted leaving
Anglesey yesterday afternoon accompanied by a Range Rover filled
with luggage. Although the couple's honeymoon destination is still
unknown, the Seychelles is thought to be the favourite
- although private islands in the Caribbean such as Necker and
Mustique have also been suggested.

Updated Friday May 6,
10.05am: The McQueen team may have spent the
weeks before the royal wedding denying any involvement with the
dress of the century, but it seems that's because many of them
didn't know they were involved. US magazine US Weekly
reports that the lace-makers working with Sarah Burton on the dress
were told that the lace was actually for a dress for a British
period drama. The publication also claims that the dress was
assembled within Buckingham Palace, where Kate had her fittings, by Burton
and close members of the McQueen
senior team who had all signed secrecy agreements.

Updated Wednesday May 4,
10.22am: Camilla, The Duchess of
Cornwall, has commented on the toy worm Prince Harry gave her
granddaughter and royal bridesmaid, Eliza Lopes - seen in the
official wedding photographs. The Prince gave the
three-year-old the toy during the carriage ride from Westminster
Abbey to Buckingham Palace.

"I was so worried about Eliza. She is such a lovely little thing
and looked so gorgeous in her dress but it was a very big occasion
for a child of her age," The Duchess said at a recent event in
Wilshire. "Harry pulled this wiggly worm out of his pocket in the
carriage to keep them amused. Eliza loved it so much that she
wouldn't let go and it even made the official photographs. Can you
believe it? She was holding onto my finger but in her other hand
was this worm."

Updated Tuesday May 3,
8.51am: The Duchess of Cambridge may
put her wedding dress on public display, although dates and
locations have not yet been confirmed. "The Duchess of Cambridge is
considering a number of options to give members of the public the
opportunity to see close up the skilled British craftsmanship that
went into the making of her wedding dress," a Palace spokeswoman
told us this morning.

Updated Tuesday May 3, 8.30am: Prince
William is back to work this morning, after he and his wife
returned from a short weekend break in an undisclosed British
location. The Duke and Duchess have postponed their overseas
honeymoon, although the destination is still unknown. Bookmakers
have made a Caribbean island the odds-on favourite.

Updated Monday May 2, 8.17am: The
royal couple have released three official photographs from their
wedding, by Hugo Bernand. Taken in the Throne Room at
Buckingham Palace straight after the couple returned from
Westminster Abbey, the pictures show the immediate bridal party,
including the Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Harry, Michael
and Carole Middleton, and Kate's three bridesmaids.

Updated Friday April 29, 3.04pm: The
newlyweds have set off from Buckingham Palace for Clarence House in
an Aston Martin - with a number plate reading "Just Wed". Prince
William and his bride will now hold a private
dinner, followed by dancing - hosted by The Prince of
Wales.

Updated Friday April 29, 2.06pm: The
royal couple, along with their guests, are currently enjoying a
lunchtime reception - instead of the traditional wedding breakfast
- at Buckingham Palace. Around 650 guests from the wedding
congregation were invited to the event, hosted by the Queen, and
are being served a selection of canapés - including cornish crab
salad on lemon blinis, miniature watercress and asparagus tarts,
quails eggs with celery salt, bubble and squeak with confit
shoulder of lamb, rhubarb crème brulee tartlets, and dark chocolate
ganache truffles. 10,000 canapés in total have been prepared by a
team of 21 chefs, led by royal chef Mark Flanagan. All the
ingredients for the canapés have been carefully sourced from Royal
Warrant holding-companies using UK-based ingredients.

Updated Friday April 29, 1.38pm: The
newlyweds kissed on the balcony in front of thousands of cheering
well-wishers this afternoon as they watched a flypast by an
RAF Spitfire, a Hurricane and a Lancaster.

Updated Friday April 29,
12.31pm:Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen, who created
Kate's royal wedding dress, has spoken for the first time about the
commission:

"It has been the experience of a lifetime to work with Catherine
Middleton to create her wedding dress, and I have enjoyed every
moment of it," Burton said. "It was such an incredible honour
to be asked, and I am so proud of what we and the Alexander McQueen
team have created. I am delighted that the dress represents the
best of British craftsmanship. Alexander McQueen's designs are all
about bringing contrasts together to create startling and beautiful
clothes and I hope that by marrying traditional fabrics and
lacework, with a modern structure and design we have created a
beautiful dress for Catherine on her wedding day.

"The last few months have been very exciting and an incredible
experience for my team and I as we have worked closely with
Catherine to create this dress under conditions of the strictest
secrecy. Understandably, Catherine has been very keen to keep
the details of her dress a secret, which is every bride's
prerogative, and we gave an undertaking to keep our role
confidential until the day of the wedding.

"Catherine looked absolutely stunning today, and the team at
Alexander McQueen are very proud of what we have
created. The dress was just one component of a
spectacular day, and I do not think it is appropriate to comment
any further beyond saying that I personally am very grateful and
honoured to have been given the opportunity to work on this
project, and I wish TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge every
good wish for the future."

Updated Friday April 29, 12.10pm: The
new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge - Prince William and Kate
Middleton - have set off from Westminster Abbey along the
procession route to Buckingham Palace in the 1902 State Landau as
planned. The glass carriage which carried Diana, Princess of Wales, to her 1981 wedding
to Prince Charles was prepared in case of rain, but - thankfully
for the waiting crowds - wasn't needed.

Updated Friday April 29, 11.00am: Kate
Middleton's royal wedding dress was confirmed as having been
designed by Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen as she emerged
from the car at Westminster Abbey. In ivory silk and lace, the
long-sleeved, V-necked gown bears a two-metre train and is
accessorised with a veil made of layers of soft, ivory silk
tulle trimmed with hand-embroidered flowers, and
the Cartier "halo" tiara, lent to Miss Middleton by The Queen. Read
more about it here.

"Miss Middleton chose British brand Alexander
McQueen for the beauty of its craftsmanship and its respect for
traditional workmanship and the technical construction of
clothing," the Palace revealed today. "Miss Middleton wished
for her dress to combine tradition and modernity with the artistic
vision that characterises Alexander McQueen's work. Miss
Middleton worked closely with Sarah
Burton in formulating the design of her dress."

Updated Friday April 29, 10.58pm:
Middleton has insisted on doing her own make-up for the royal wedding. Kate, now
officially Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge, told aides
that she "knows her own face" and doesn't think a professional
could do a better job than her. Read the full story here.

Updated Friday April 29, 10.51am: Kate
Middleton has departed the Goring Hotel in her final journey as a
single woman for Westminster Abbey wearing a long-sleeved,
V-necked lace dress.

Updated Friday April 29, 10.49am: The
Queen has arrived at the Abbey wearing an incredible
primrose-coloured crepe wool dress with hand sown beading at
the neck in the shape of sunrays, with a matching double crepe wool
tailored primrose coat, by Angela Kelly.

Updated Friday April 29, 10.42am: The
Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have arrived at the
Abbey. Much as she was on her own wedding day, Camilla is wearing a
champagne silk dress and a duck egg blue and champagne coat, which
is hand-embroidered, by Anna Valentine.

Updated Friday April 29, 10.11am:
Prime Minister David Cameron and wife Samantha have arrived at the
Abbey. Despite stipulation that hats should be worn, Samantha wore
her hair down with no adornment - and wore a teal green dress by
Burberry.

Updated Friday April 29, 10.11am:
Wearing the red uniform of the Colonel of the Irish Guards
with a blue sash, Prince
William has departed Clarence House and is on his way to
Westminster Abbey. His bride-to-be Kate Middleton is set to arrive
in 45 minutes.

Updated Friday April 29, 9.12am:
Victoria Beckham and husband David have arrived for the royal
wedding. Victoria, as expected, is wearing a dress from her
autumn/winter 2011-12 collection with a neat Philip Treacy pillbox
hat and a sleek ponytail, whilst David is wearing a custom-made
suit by Ralph Lauren Purple, styled with a formal grey tie and
Cary Grant-inspired side-parted hair style.

Updated Friday April 29, 6.32am: Sarah
Burton - or someone who looks very much like her, although
heavily disguised by a fur hat - was photographed entering the
Goring Hotel yesterday, where Kate is getting ready for the
wedding. The sighting of Burton brings us tantalisingly close to
the confirmation that Kate will infact wear McQueen at today's
wedding, despite Burton's repeated denials.

Updated Friday April 29, 6.07am: With
the wedding just hours away, The Palace has confirmed that
Prince William has chosen to wear the red uniform of the Colonel of
the Irish Guards today, with a blue sash and gold sword slings -
both of which are traditionally worn in the presence of a member of
the royal family. Prince Harry will wear a Blues and Royals
officer's uniform in Dismounted Review Order. The royal brothers
will both wear military forage caps.

Updated Friday April 29,
6.07am: Prince William's new title, given by the
Queen to celebrate his wedding, has been announced by the Palace:
Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus.
Prince William thus becomes His Royal Highness The Duke of
Cambridge and Kate will become Her Royal Highness The Duchess
of Cambridge following today's service.

Updated Friday April 29,
5.45am: Only one royal wedding ring will be carried - by Prince Harry - to this
morning's service, and it will leave Westminster Abbey on Kate
Middleton's finger. Read more about the royal wedding ring here.

Updated Thursday April 28, 8.51am:
Kate Middleton was photographed arriving at Clarence House
yesterday carrying a garment bag ahead of a final dress rehearsal
at Westminster Abbey, sparking rumours she was holding
her wedding dress. As the ceremony takes place tomorrow we'll be
bringing you the latest news as it happens, including a report from
Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman who will be giving
her take on the dress, the service and the guests - to
find out more click HERE.

Updated Thursday April 28, 8.43am:
Speculation has arisen this morning that the royal couple have
written their own wedding vows, after Kate was photographed
leaving her family home yesterday with a sheet of paper reading the
words "With so much love within our hearts". Alternatively, the
passage could be part of a separate reading.

Updated Thursday April 28, 8.17am: The
couple have confirmed the music to be played during the service at
Westminster Abbey - a mix of classic and newly commissioned pieces,
including three songs that were played at the wedding of
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall in
2005: Farewell to Stromness, Touch Her Soft Lips and Part
and Romance for String Orchestra Op. 11. Middleton will
walk up the aisle to I Was Glad by Sir
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry.

Updated Thursday April 28,
8.02am: The Palace has also announced that
the official royal wedding programme will be
made available for the public for free now, featuring the full
Order of Service (as used by guests in Westminster Abbey), a
personal message of thanks from Prince William and Kate
Middleton, and a previously unseen official engagement photo
of the couple taken by Mario Testino. For your copy click
here.

Updated Thursday April 28,
6.17am:Bruce Oldfield will not be designing the royal
wedding dress, the designer has exclusively told us. To read the
full story click here.

Updated Wednesday April 27,
10.35am: Prince William and Kate Middleton
will fill Westminster Abbey with eight 20-foot-high trees
for Friday's ceremony. Choosing London-based Shane Connolly as the
official floral designer, the display will focus on seasonal,
natural and organic flowers. The royal couple plan to leave
the plants in Westminster Abbey for the public to view until Friday
May 6. Read more on the Green Style Blog.

Updated Tuesday April 26, 10.35am:
Provisions have been made to make sure that Prince William
and Kate Middleton's big day on Friday won't be
spoilt by predicted bad weather. The Met Office says, despite the
warm Easter weekend, to expect thunder storms, lightning and brisk
winds on the day of the royal wedding. If it does rain, the
couple will travel in the Glass Coach which
transported Diana, Princess of Wales, to St Paul's
Cathedral for her wedding to Prince Charles in 1981 - rather than
the planned open-top 1902 State Landau. A royal spokesperson
confirmed that the much-anticipated balcony kiss would take
place "virtually no matter what - with no plans to alter the
timing".

Updated Saturday April 23, 10.26am: St
James' Palace has revealed the names of some of the more high
profile wedding guests. Rowan Atkinson, Sir Elton John, Joss Stone,
Guy Ritchie, Ben Fogle, Sir John Major and
Tara Palmer-Tomkinson will all be attending the event this
Friday. The Palace has also confirmed that the couple will sign the
wedding register in private in Westminster Abbey's Shrine of St
Edward, with only their families present. No cameras or film crews
will be allowed.

Updated Thursday April 21, 9.45am:
Kate Middleton showed her support for the British high street
yesterday as she picked up some last minute purchases on the King's
Road in advance of her wedding in just over a week. Wearing a black
Issa dress - accessorised with a tan bag and shoes -
Middleton picked up a few items in Whistles, smiling as she passed
shop windows decorated in honour of the impending royal wedding.
She shopped on the same street on Tuesday, stopping in at Warehouse
as well as the new Banana Republic store, where staff reported she
was pleasant and cheerful as she shopped.

Updated Thursday April 21, 9.17am:
Sophie Cranston has denied rumours she will design the royal
wedding dress. "Libelula has a company policy of not commenting on
any of the work they do for private clients, however due to the
unprecedented media attention they would like to make the following
statement: We are not designing Kate Middleton's wedding dress. We,
like everyone else, can't wait to find out who is," read a
statement this morning.

Updated Tuesday April 19, 2.15pm:
Prince William and Kate Middleton will take their vows in front of
millions when their wedding is streamed live on YouTube. The couple
has consented to over four hours of filming including the church
service, the procession and their kiss on the balcony of Buckingham
Palace as husband and wife.

Updated Tuesday April 18, 1.36pm: Kate
Middleton took one step closer to her impending royal status
yesterday as her family's coat of arms was unveiled. Featuring
three gold acorns (representing Kate and her two siblings) on a
blue and red background (representing the British flag), the crest
is adorned with a blue ribbon (indicating that Kate is an unmarried
daughter).

Updated Monday April 18, 5.11pm:
Following rumours the royal wedding gown is to be designed by
Sophie Cranston, we caught up with the designer
herself to find out what she thinks makes the perfect dress. To
read the full interview click HERE.

Updated Monday April 18, 8.54am:
Reports have emerged that Sophie Cranston of Libélula is
designing the royal wedding dress. Middleton herself is
thought to have had a large input into the design process. The
bride-to-be has previously worn the label to the wedding of Harry
Aubrey-Fletcher and Sarah Louise Stourton in January this year,
choosing a vintage-inspired velvet coatdress. The 34-year-old designer
worked at Alexander McQueen and Temperley, before launching her own label in
2002. According to the Huffington Post, the Palace decided
not to release the identity of the designer in order to protect
Cranston from press scrutiny.

Updated Monday April 18, 8.37am: The
dresses for the four youngest bridesmaids will be created by
designer Nicki Macfarlane, the Sunday Times reports.
Macfarlane, who has been designing children's clothes for more than
30 years, has specialised in bridesmaid and flower-girl dresses for
the past six years. The designer's dresses are made exclusively
from silk, satin, organza, taffeta and chiffon and come with the
bridesmaid's name embroidered inside.

Updated Monday April 18, 8.22am:
MillinerPhilip
Treacy has revealed that he will design many of the hats worn
at the royal wedding: "We've been busy, what with wedding," he told
today's Telegraph. Treacy will reportedly create hats for
royal guests - including the Duchess of Cornwall, Princess
Beatrice, Lady Gabriella Winsor and the Duchess of Kent - as well
as celebrity guests includingVictoria
Beckham.

Updated Tuesday April 12,
9.21pm: As they opened an award scheme at
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy in Lancashier yesterday, Prince
William paid tribute to his fiancée: "I know that I am very
fortunate," the Prince said. "I have the support of my family and
friends, I do a job I enjoy and I have Catherine. But I have learnt
through working with some truly inspiring charities that these
things can never be taken for granted."

Updated Monday April 11, 4.31pm: The
bookies have reopened betting on who will create Kate Middleton's wedding dress, despite
rumours has been confirmed as the bride-to-be's label of
choice. Alexander McQueen is still tipped as the
favourite at 1/25, while Bruce Oldfield is second at 4/1.

Updated Friday April 8,
3.53pm: Industry insiders have
suggested that Kate Middleton's wedding hairstyle will not be
created by Richard Ward, the owner of the salon the bride-to-be
often frequents, but by his senior stylist James Pryce and a
selection of 'dressers'. According to rumours, no set look has been
decided on yet - but it is thought she will opt for a half-up
half-down style (read more about Kate's wedding hair here).

Updated Thursday April 7,
11.03am: St James' Palace has denied reports
this morning that Kate Middleton and Prince William
will move in with Prince Harry at Clarence House, following
the royal wedding later this month. A spokesperson told
us that the couple will consider their cottage in Anglesey, Wales,
as their home. No decision has been made as to where they will
officially reside when in London.

Updated Wednesday April 6,
1.31pm: The Palace has rubbished rumours that
Kate Middleton's wedding dress (still widely tipped to be designed
by Alexander McQueen), will be available for rent from the
royal couple, after the big day on April 29. Internet platform
ERENTMARKET.COM suggested today that the bride-to-be's gown would
be available to hire for £2,000, from May 3.

Updated Tuesday April 5, 9.02am:Vogue has paid tribute to the royal wedding in its latest
issue, offering a "delicious confection of all things matrimonial"
- as editor Alexandra Shulman says in her cover letter. The
cover - the first ever multi-cover - features Lara Stone, Freja Beha Erichsen and Natalia Vodianova in wedding dresses,
photographed by Mario Testino.

Updated Friday April 1, 9.08am: Prince
Harry says although he plans to "embarrass" his brother during his
best man speech, he is very much aware of his audience. William's
younger brother is currently writing the speech with three
friends.

"I will have a few stories but my grandmother will be there so I
will have to, er, be selective," he says."The speech will be like
any best man's speech, between the three of us we will make sure
people know the good times and bad times since he was a
nipper."

Describing Kate as a "fantastic girl", Harry added that he
had doubted his older brother would ever get married.

"We all thought that it was never going to happen for him," he
told Good Morning America. "But it has happened and I
think everyone's going to be really proud of him. And it's a big
deal. It's not just a normal wedding, it's a really big decision
for him to bring Kate into the family and there's obviously a huge
amount of pressure from the media, the public perception,
everything like that."

Updated Friday April 1, 8.45am: Prince
William has admitted to a few pre-wedding nerves.

"I was telling everyone I did the rehearsal the other day and my
knees started tapping quite nervously," he tells Reuters.
"It's quite a daunting prospect but very exciting and I'm
thoroughly looking forward to it but there's still a lot of
planning to be done in the last four weeks."

The Palace has also confirmed the Prince will not wear a wedding
ring, following his marriage to Middleton. "It is simply down to
personal preference," an royal aide told the Daily Mail.
Kate, however, will wear a ring made from Welsh gold, already owned
by the Royal family.

Updated Wednesday March 30, 11.29am:
Transport for London has released a royal wedding Oyster card,
bearing an image of the happy couple, as a souvenir of the big day.
Cards will cost £5 and will have to be topped up with £5 in order
to use them, meaning that - if they are kept as
souvenirs rather than returned following the event - TFL
could make up to £7.5 million from them. "Just as royal wedding
fever starts to take hold in the city, this fantastic commemorative
Oyster card is a great chance for Londoners and visitors to have a
slice of the action as a fabulous memento of the happy day," London
Mayor Boris Johnson said. "I would also recommend the card to the
happy couple as the cheapest, easiest way of gettting around this
city, especially as it bears their resemblance."

Updated Tuesday March 29, 10.01am: The
royal wedding reception will span over 19 rooms of Buckingham
Palace, it has been confirmed. These will include the state dining
room, the white drawing room, the blue drawing room, and nearby
picture gallery, where the royal cake will be displayed - reports
the Daily Telegraph.

Updated Tuesday March 28, 2011,
9.07am: The Queen's head chef - Mark Flanagan -
is promising to provide the 600-strong royal wedding guests "the
best of British produce". Although reluctant to give away specific
menu details, Flanagan is looking forward to the challenge. "For a
lot of people it will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity", he
tells Sky News."From the kitchen side of things we try to
encourage everybody to make sure nobody goes away saying 'Wasn't it
amazing, but the food wasn't up to much'. That's not what we'd
like." Canapés are thought to include smoked salmon on beetroot
blinis and confit duck-leg terrine with smoked duck and pear
chutney.

Updated Tuesday March 29, 2011,
4.33pm: Following her husband-to-be's lead, Kate
Middleton reportedly celebrated a quiet hen party a few days ago.
"She has already had her hen night, but it was certainly low-key,"
a friend told the Daily Telegraph."There isn't such a
tradition attached to hen nights as there is to stag parties. It
was done privately. Not all of Kate's friends were there and she
will be catching up with other friends over the coming weeks." The
event is thought to have taken place at a friend's house and was
organised by her sister and maid of honour, Pippa.

Updated Monday March 28, 2011,
10.22am: The royal wedding of Kate Middleton and
Prince William will include two cakes. The first will be a
traditional fruit cake created by Fiona Cairns, decorated with
edible flowers, and the second is a favourite of the prince's - a
secret chocolate biscuit recipe made by McVitie's.

Updated Monday March 28, 2011, 9.40am:
Reports suggest that Prince William celebrated his stag do this
weekend. According to the Telegraph, the low-key party was
held at a friend's estate in Norfolk and was attended by his
brother Harry, nightclub owner Guy Pelly and a host of William's
closest friends. Also in the mood for celebrating are the Camerons,
who have applied for a street party license
for festivities set to take place on the day of the royal
wedding. Although Samantha and David Cameron have both been invited
to the ceremony itself, they will return to Downing Street
in the afternoon to host their own party.

Updated Sunday March 27, 2011, 5.17pm:
Police fear the anti-government cuts protesters, who this weekend
smashed windows of the Ritz Hotel and attacked stores, including
Fortnum & Mason and Topshop, may target the royal wedding
next month (read the full story here).

Updated Thursday March 24, 2011,
9.08am: Fans will be able to buy the soundtrack to
the royal wedding within hours of the services finishing - the
ceremony will be recorded and produced by multi-Grammy-nominated
producer Anna Barry and available to buy on iTunes, reports the
BBC.

Updated Wednesday March 23, 2011,
10.05am: Camilla Parker Bowles has spoken
publicly about Kate Middleton for the first time. "Kate's a lovely
girl," she tells the Daily Express. "We're very lucky. I'm
very much looking forward to the wedding."

Updated Tuesday March 22, 2011,
8.52am: Prince William and Kate Middleton will
leave Westminster Abbey as husband and wife in the 1902 State
Landau, the same carriage which carried William's parents
following their marriage in 1981. Rather than the glass carriage
Diana, Princess of Wales arrived in, Kate will arrive in a
Rolls-Royce Phantom VI, reportedly chosen by the future princess
for its large windows. The car is the same one that was attacked by
student rioters as it carried Prince Charles and the Duchess of
Cornwall in December, the Daily Mail reports. It was also
used by Prince Charles and Camilla at their wedding in 2005.

Updated Thursday March 17, 2011,
11.40am: Prince William and Kate Middleton have
asked their wedding guests to donate to a special list of
charities, rather than give them presents. The pair have selected
26 charities that "reflect issues in which the couple have been
particularly intrested in their lives to date," a statement
from St James' Palace said. These include the Christchurch
Earthquake Appeal, the Army Widows Association and Beat
Bullying.

Updated Wednesday March 9, 2011,
10.31am: Alexander McQueen's long-term friend,
Daphne Guinness, has said if rumours Sarah Burton is to create the
royal wedding dress are true, the gown will be "nothing short of
astounding". "In choosing Sarah Burton, Miss Middleton not only
shows she supports British designers but that she is also shedding
her sweetly demure look for a more serious aesthetic," the heiress
tells the Telegraph. "Good taste comes from judgement -
not intellect - though it looks as though she [Middleton] may just
have both."

Updated Monday March 7, 2011,
7.22pm:Sarah
Burton's husband, photographer David Burton, has denied that
his wife is creating Kate Middleton's wedding dress, asserting: "It would be amazing
if she is doing it but I would think I would know about it, and I
don't", the Evening Standard reports.

Updated Sunday March 6, 2011,
10:26am: Buckingham Palace had the same
reaction to today's reports - that Kate Middleton has chosen to
wear a wedding dress designed by Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen
- as it has had to rumours of any other designers whose names have
been cast into the ring. "We are not commenting on speculation
about the designer's identity," a spokesperson from the Palace told
us. "Miss Middleton wants it to be a surprise for Prince William on
the day."

McQueen's ceo Jonathan Akeroyd and Burton have both denied
the claims today. "I am not doing it," said Burton, whilst Akeroyd
asserted: "No, not at all. I am the ceo. I would know if we were
doing it". The Sunday Times alleges that Akeroyd told a
colleague that the company had won the commission.

Updated Thursday March 3, 2011,
8:32am: The official Royal Wedding website has been
launched today by St James's Palace. The website, www.officialroyalwedding2011.org, will feature
regular announcements in the run up to the wedding day and will be
regularly updated with exclusive content, including photo
galleries, features, videos and links to important information for
visitors on the day.

Updated Friday February 24, 2011,
11:57am: Kate and William were out and about again
today, returning to the site where they first met - the
University St Andrews. The pair were visiting the Scottish town to
launch the university's 600th birthday celebrations.

Updated Friday February 24, 2011,
8:37am: Kate Middleton and completed their first
official royal visit yesterday, as they attended a service of
dedication for a new RNLI lifeboat in Trearddur Bay in Anglesey,
North Wales, near where the couple live. Despite blustery
winds, the couple smiled as they met dignitaries from RNLI amid a
crowd of hundreds of well-wishers. Kate wore a beige coat with a
black scarf and a feather fascinator to the launch event.

Updated Monday February 21, 2011,
10:22am: Victoria and David Beckham and Elton John
are among guests to be invited to the royal wedding. According to
the Telegraph, the pair were two of 1,900 recipients to be
sent a gold-embossed invitation this weekend. David Beckham first
began working with the Prince on the 2018 World Cup bid.

Updated Thursday February 17, 2011,
9:52am: Society photographer Hugo Burnand has been
appointed to take the official pictures at the royal wedding.
Burnand has long been a favourite of the family, having taken
photos of Prince William and Harry, the Queen and Prince
Charles.

Updated Tuesday February 15, 2011,
9:06am: Prince William and Kate Middleton will start
their first scheduled joint duties on February 24, with the launch
of a new lifeboat on Anglesey, off the coast of Wales. According to
the Telegraph, the following day the couple will travel to
St Andrews University, where they first met, as the
Prince is named patron of the institution's 600th birthday. On
June 30 the pair will embark on a nine-day trip round Canada -
their first official overseas tour.

Updated Monday February 14, 2011,
11:23am: The couple confirmed their attendants
for the ceremony today, with Prince Harry and Kate's sister Pippa
Middleton unsurprisingly taking the key roles of best man and maid
of honour respectively. The couple also revealed their chosen
bridesmaids and page boys: Lady Louise Windsor, daughter of The
Earl and Countess of Wessex, aged seven; The Hon. Margarita
Armstrong-Jones, daughter of Viscount and Viscountess Linley, aged
eight; Miss Grace van Cutsem, daughter of Mr and Mrs Hugh van
Cutsem, aged three; Miss Eliza Lopes, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry
Lopes, aged three; Master William (Billy) Lowther-Pinkerton, son of
Mr and Mrs Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, aged ten and Master Tom
Pettifer, son of Mr and Mrs Charles Pettifer, aged eight. Miss
Grace van Cutsem and Master Tom Pettifer are godchildren of Prince
William. Their outfits - like the bride's - will not be revealed
until the day itself.

Updated Friday January 7, 2011,
4:40pm: The Royal Mint is set to produce
its first ever £5 Alderney coin commemorating the engagement of
Prince William to Catherine Middleton. Kate, who turns 29 on
January 9, will be depicted alongside Prince William for the
coin, which has been approved by Her Majesty The Queen and His
Royal Highness Prince William of Wales.

Updated Wednesday January 5, 2011,
6:30pm: Clarence House has
announced the details of the royal wedding day. Kate will
arrive at Westminster Abbey in a car, rather than a horse-drawn
coach as is usual in royal weddings. Following the ceremony, a
fleet of horse-drawn carriages will transport the couple and the
rest of the royal family past the assembled crowds to Buckingham
Palace, via Parliament Square, Whitehall and The Mall. Rather than
the usual sit-down wedding breakfast, guests will be offered
canapés and Champagne whilst the royal couple have their official
pictures taken. Guests will leave early in the afternoon, but at
7pm the couple will welcome guests for a private dinner - hosted by
Prince Charles - followed by dancing. They will then spend their
first night as man and wife at one of the royal residences, and
will depart for honeymoon the following day to an undisclosed
location.

Updated Monday December 13, 2010,
8:50am: Prince William and Kate Middleton
released their official engagement pictures this weekend, taken by
Mario Testino last month at St James's Palace. Middleton wore a
Reiss dress with Links jewellery for one of the pictures and a
Whistles shirt for the other. One was a formal portrait and the
other a more relaxed embrace.

"I am very happy to have been asked to cover this historic
moment that the whole world was waiting for," Mario Testino
said. "They are in their prime and brimming with happiness. I
have never felt so much joy as when I see them together."

Updated Tuesday December 6, 2010,
11:20am: Mario Testino has taken the official
engagement pictures of Kate Middleton and Prince William. The
legendary photographer took the photographs in the last month and
they are set to be released before Christmas.

Updated Tuesday November 23, 2010,
11:50am: Prince William and Kate Middleton's
wedding will take place on Friday April 29, 2011, at
Westminster Abbey. The event will be a "semi-state affair" but will
be paid for privately. William has not yet confirmed his best
man.

"When I first met Kate, I knew there was something very special
about her," Prince William said of his new fiancée Kate Middleton,
whom he introduced as Catherine to the world's media at St James's
Palace yesterday. William revealed he presented her with his
mother's 18-carat sapphire and diamond engagement ring three
weeks ago on holiday in Kenya.

"It was my way of making sure my mother didn't miss out on
today, and the excitement and the fact that we're going to spend
the rest of our lives together," William explained before admitting
he had carried the precious item with him in his rucksack for three
weeks before the opportunity to propose arose.

"I literally would not let it go; everywhere I went I was
keeping hold of it because I knew if this thing disappeared, I
would be in a lot of trouble," he joked.

The couple met whilst at university in St Andrews eight years
ago. Following the wedding they will live in North Wales where
William is based with the Royal Air Force.

On becoming a princess, and one day queen, Kate said: "It's
quite a daunting prospect but hopefully I'll take it in my stride,
and William's a great teacher so hopefully he'll be able to help me
along the way. I'm really looking forward to spending my time with
William."

"There are no details about the dress confirmed at the
moment," a Clarence House spokesperson told us. "These things
are very much in discussion and more information will be released
in the fullness of time."

Her wedding dress is set to be the most talked-about of 2011,
with British designer Amanda
Wakeley the favourite to design it at 4/1. We talked to
Britain's top designers to see what they would dress her in -
see what they said here.